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Effects of Eccentric Training Intervention in Older Adults

NCT04099316 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2019-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sarcopenia leads to loss of muscle mass and muscle strength during the aging process. It has been reported that eccentric training has some positive effects on the preservation of eccentric strength, with less delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in older groups, and lower metabolic costs.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Eccentric exercise

Eccentric exercise with Eccentron electronic device. Exercise intervention: The exercise intervention is performed to twice a week (Total 8 weeks). Exercise intensity is gradually increased to the number of times by divided into two stages (1-4 weeks; 1st stage),(5-8 weeks; 2nd stage).

DEVICE

Conventional resistance exercise

Leg press exercise with leg press machine. Exercise intervention: The exercise intervention is performed to twice a week (total 8 weeks). Exercise intensity is gradually increased to the number of times by divided into two stages (1-4 weeks; 1st stage), (5-8 weeks; 2nd stage).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-20
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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